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john joins us from las vegas. amazing how we have seen huge improvements. >> the next thing you mentioned, skype is coming to the living room on to home tvs. you would be able to make a conference call with family in other parts of the country, sitting on your coach. they could sit on theirs. the idea, it is a little more comfortable. the image is bigger. obviously, on a tv than a laptop if you are doing a web call like this one. so, you know, it gives you sort of a more life like feel. they north just this little postage stamp on your screen. >> yes, go ahead. >> you go ahead. >> the other thing they were saying to me. they were saying it would be good at a party so your friend in another city could see your gathering. i don't know how fun that would be in reality. it's a thought. >> almost like you were here but you are not. >> exactly. >> when you talking about hooking this up to your television, are we talking about just a new connection that's being made available to hook up your pc to your television or is i
john joins us from las vegas. amazing how we have seen huge improvements. >> the next thing you mentioned, skype is coming to the living room on to home tvs. you would be able to make a conference call with family in other parts of the country, sitting on your coach. they could sit on theirs. the idea, it is a little more comfortable. the image is bigger. obviously, on a tv than a laptop if you are doing a web call like this one. so, you know, it gives you sort of a more life like feel....
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he joins us now from amman, jordan. what can you tell us about this guy and the fact that we're seeing this videotape now? >> reporter: there are several things about it, betty. for the family, it's final confirmation that this really is their son and this is what he set out to do, and he explains it in the video. i mean, when i talked to his father, he said he was very, very sad. when i pushed him about what he thought about it, he said he was angry about the people that had done this so his son. he wouldn't be explicit, but what he meant was the intelligence agencies. he's holding them responsible for taking his son and putting him in a position where he ended up getting involved in a suicide bombing. what we've heard in this video is a very clear warning, if you will, if the cia and the jordanian intelligence operatives that money is not going to buy off ideological people like al balawi here. he said he did this in the name of god. it's interesting, as well, this arab doctor coming from the middle east to pakistan,
he joins us now from amman, jordan. what can you tell us about this guy and the fact that we're seeing this videotape now? >> reporter: there are several things about it, betty. for the family, it's final confirmation that this really is their son and this is what he set out to do, and he explains it in the video. i mean, when i talked to his father, he said he was very, very sad. when i pushed him about what he thought about it, he said he was angry about the people that had done this so...
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so i think it was folly for some of us in the wake of 2008 to say it was the year of the woman. because they both lost. and at the same time they also lost after undergoing a really rough time in first the primary for hillary clinton, then in the general election for sarah palin. they exposed some of the problems that i think any woman who's going to run for president going forward is going to experience in terms of harsh treatment, being ridiculed, their credentials being dismissed right off the bat. >> there's a moment where you reveal for the first time in the book of hillary clinton breaking down in tears when she's on the telephone on a conference call with some of her staff. explain what happened. >> well, as you probably remember during the campaign, there was a rival cable network, one of the anchors said that chelsea clinton had been pimped out. she was calling some of the big donors and some of the superdelegates. and when that word got back to the candidate herself during a conference call within the campaign, she either broke down and cried or she got extremely angry
so i think it was folly for some of us in the wake of 2008 to say it was the year of the woman. because they both lost. and at the same time they also lost after undergoing a really rough time in first the primary for hillary clinton, then in the general election for sarah palin. they exposed some of the problems that i think any woman who's going to run for president going forward is going to experience in terms of harsh treatment, being ridiculed, their credentials being dismissed right off...
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or cialis for daily use. ask your doctor about cialis today, so when the moment is right, you can be ready. your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe freer, so i can love the air™. (announcer) zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> credit card changes are about to go into effect, so keep an eye on the mail because it's likely you will receive a letter explaining these new rules on your accounts, and there are a lot of changes. joining me right now is karen blumenthal, author and family money writer for "the wall street journal." karen, these are our good friends, our best buddies, especially during the holidays, credit cards, right? you have some reminders for us to look out for as well as the changes. let's start with what we care about most, interest rates for most of us. >> right. right now we're seeing credit card companies raise inter
or cialis for daily use. ask your doctor about cialis today, so when the moment is right, you can be ready. your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe freer, so i can love the air™. (announcer) zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> credit card changes are about to go into effect, so keep an eye on the mail because...
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ed joins us now. head, what's the significance of the president tying al qaeda to this attempted attack? >> well, don, this was the fist time that the president himself really made such a direct connection. we heard this from administration officials in private previously, but hearing it from the commander in chief is a big deal and it also suggests that the u.s. has some stronger intelligence now for the president to go out there tying this to al qaeda, at least through affiliate there's in yemen. i think it's very significant and maybe an indicator of what's coming in the days ahead that as you noted, general david petraeus was in yemen today meeting with top government officials because that could be a real signal that as the president was talking about long before this terror incident on christmas day, the u.s. had been working with the yemeni government in terms of trying to root out some of the extremists, some of the al qaeda terrorists in yemen. this just shows that there's the potential -- an
ed joins us now. head, what's the significance of the president tying al qaeda to this attempted attack? >> well, don, this was the fist time that the president himself really made such a direct connection. we heard this from administration officials in private previously, but hearing it from the commander in chief is a big deal and it also suggests that the u.s. has some stronger intelligence now for the president to go out there tying this to al qaeda, at least through affiliate there's...
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if you're in terminal c, get us here, reach me on twitter or call us at cnn or e-mail us. susan, you have information from a spokesperson? >> to recap here, this was started because a man went through security, says tsa, and they're not quite sure whether this person was thoroughly checked. they think he went from the public side to the sterile side. they're not really sure whether he was just on the sterile side and then came back through to the main ticket counter area. so what they're doing is to make perfectly sure what happened, they're looking for this man. they are also reviewing security tapes. everything is on camera when you go through tsa security. they are also moving everyone that has already gone through security, they're down at the gate areas, shops, whatever else might be past the security gate area and bringing them back to the other side of security so they can rescreen them. >> yeah. big problem here. we're going to continue to update you on this. delays more than two hours i'm told by jacqui jeras due to weather and wind. this is in addition to the sec
if you're in terminal c, get us here, reach me on twitter or call us at cnn or e-mail us. susan, you have information from a spokesperson? >> to recap here, this was started because a man went through security, says tsa, and they're not quite sure whether this person was thoroughly checked. they think he went from the public side to the sterile side. they're not really sure whether he was just on the sterile side and then came back through to the main ticket counter area. so what they're...
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the most serious, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. and that could bring a life sentence. >>> so for the past couple of weeks, we have been hearing about yemen, the danger, the poverty, the haven for terrorism. but there is more to this country. photographer and contributor to foreignpolicy.com, sandy choi, captured amazing pictures of what a day in the life is like there in yemen. sandy is joining us right now. so these pictures kind of depicting the yemen that you experienced. you were there in 2004, right? did you go there with kind of preconceived notions of what yemen might be? >> not really at all. >> no? >> this was my very first time in the middle east if you can believe it. quite a place to choose. normally -- i was there at a student, and usually people will go to cairo. they will go to amman. they will go to beirut. but yemen kind of struck me as someplace a little bit different. and someplace new. so that's kind of how i ended up there. >> it is those things. new and very different. and so you went to -- to study the arabic
the most serious, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. and that could bring a life sentence. >>> so for the past couple of weeks, we have been hearing about yemen, the danger, the poverty, the haven for terrorism. but there is more to this country. photographer and contributor to foreignpolicy.com, sandy choi, captured amazing pictures of what a day in the life is like there in yemen. sandy is joining us right now. so these pictures kind of depicting the yemen that you...
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paula newton joining us live. thank you. >>> we want to get back to a breaking story we told you about at the top of the hour. this tape we're now getting a look at left behind by the double agent who is suspected of blowing himself up and killing several cia operatives and jordanians in khost in afghanistan, nic robertson live. nic, hello to you. where is this tape coming from? why is the world getting a chance to look at this now? >> reporter: well, it's been disseminated by the pakistani taliban. the leader of the pakistani taliban is sitting next to the alleged bomber and killer of the cia operatives in afghanistan. we've talked to the family. they say it is definitely him. but the message is a direct putdown to jordanian intelligence and the cia because the doctor felt directly that he is not about to sell his faith. and this is a clear indication that perhaps these intelligence agencies have thought they'd bought him off. he's telling them that's not the case. what's very interesting here is that according t
paula newton joining us live. thank you. >>> we want to get back to a breaking story we told you about at the top of the hour. this tape we're now getting a look at left behind by the double agent who is suspected of blowing himself up and killing several cia operatives and jordanians in khost in afghanistan, nic robertson live. nic, hello to you. where is this tape coming from? why is the world getting a chance to look at this now? >> reporter: well, it's been disseminated by...
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baghdad and tell us us what will change and what will stay the same in iraq in 2010. >> reporter: iraq 2010. there are two key dates in the calendar which will fundamentally shape this country's future. march the 7th, national elections. iraqis will choose whether they want a secular "religious leadership. whether iraqi nation offers mere a myriad p tensions. then there's the time it will take to form a government. >> u6 two election, the election for the members of parliament, the over 300 members of parliament, and then you have the what may be the more important election, which is the election of the prime minister, council of representatives and the determination of who will hold key ministry positions and so forth in government. >> reporter: the u.s. is banking on that transition to power being a smooth one because less than five months later, it will plans to have pulled some 60,000 troops out of iraq. only 50,000 will stay after august 2010, all advise and assist bringing gads. while this is going organization you also have the vote of foreign investors. thir see increasingly wi
baghdad and tell us us what will change and what will stay the same in iraq in 2010. >> reporter: iraq 2010. there are two key dates in the calendar which will fundamentally shape this country's future. march the 7th, national elections. iraqis will choose whether they want a secular "religious leadership. whether iraqi nation offers mere a myriad p tensions. then there's the time it will take to form a government. >> u6 two election, the election for the members of parliament,...
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but i don't think whatever the administration has done has not made us safer, whether it's made us less safe i'm not qualified to say. i'm not sure there's anything we can do to make us safer. >> i think it may remind people that it was vice president cheney's policies that took our eye eyes off the ball in afghanistan, that may have made us less safe. we took resources away from the fight in al queda. president obama brought us back to pakistan and afghanistan, made the fight against al qaeda a truly global effort. >> from a purely political perspective, not to disagree with rich or mike, but dick cheney is not the face the republican party wants out there. to my mind, that is an indispewsable fact. this is someone who is deeply unpopular among many republicans. whether he is correct on the merits of it, having him, an older white male was reminiscent of the republican party rejected in 2006 is bad politics. >> the statement was that obama doesn't think we're at war. this is one we can referee. it's not true. obama has said that repeatedly. >> let's get to something, an area where the
but i don't think whatever the administration has done has not made us safer, whether it's made us less safe i'm not qualified to say. i'm not sure there's anything we can do to make us safer. >> i think it may remind people that it was vice president cheney's policies that took our eye eyes off the ball in afghanistan, that may have made us less safe. we took resources away from the fight in al queda. president obama brought us back to pakistan and afghanistan, made the fight against al...
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they will come after us again. it was barack obama who said we're not going to use war on terror anymore because it's so offensive to people. we will talk about individual extremists or man-caused disasters. excuse me. hopefully from christmas day now he understands we are at war with al qaeda and he best respond as commander in chief and not in seem kind of english professor trying to come up with different words to talk about it. >> larry: don't you agree, stephanie, these are perilous times? >> well, yeah. that's a completely false criticism of the president, that the right is making. just use the google, as george bush called it. he said the words terror and war on terror and terrorism many times. i think he understands it. we disagree on how to fight it. bay, we can't do it militarily. you can't go bomb yemen. >> you take action when they come after us. just as we did in afghanistan, stephanie. and that is absolutely certain. we must take strong action today. >> but that's a straw argument. at no point did pre
they will come after us again. it was barack obama who said we're not going to use war on terror anymore because it's so offensive to people. we will talk about individual extremists or man-caused disasters. excuse me. hopefully from christmas day now he understands we are at war with al qaeda and he best respond as commander in chief and not in seem kind of english professor trying to come up with different words to talk about it. >> larry: don't you agree, stephanie, these are perilous...
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apples and we don't use regular, like, mayonnaise. we use mayo with olive oil now. pineapples, of course. we love pineapples. >> larry: what's in the freezer? >> in the freezer we have a lot of veggies. whole bunch of veggies. we do have those times when we have cheap days we don't want to go out. people are always stalking us, you know. we have times when we cheat with these little hot dog things. we love these things. they're the bomb. ground turkey. >> larry: no ice cream? >> no ice cream. we had to give up ice cream because they love ice cream too much. they love ice cream. >> larry: that's impressive, is it not, carnie? >> it is. they're on the right track. for me when i have brown rice, lots of veggies, fresh organic food, taste really great that i'm happy to be eating that food. if it doesn't taste great i'm not happy. i don't have to be deprived. >> larry: what did you do, danny, when you're hungry? you're on this big diet but you're hungry. >> when i was hungry, you know, i tended to -- what i did was i started to eat more meals throughout the day and a lit
apples and we don't use regular, like, mayonnaise. we use mayo with olive oil now. pineapples, of course. we love pineapples. >> larry: what's in the freezer? >> in the freezer we have a lot of veggies. whole bunch of veggies. we do have those times when we have cheap days we don't want to go out. people are always stalking us, you know. we have times when we cheat with these little hot dog things. we love these things. they're the bomb. ground turkey. >> larry: no ice cream?...
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they were holding a bauble in front of us so enticing. this is what would make us jump. here is somebody who claims to have information about the location of ayman al zawahiri, the key target we have been going after with bin laden and it was irresistible. as a result, eight people are dead. and, again, if you want something that badly, you make yourself vulnerable and i think we have to be careful about that. the whole country would love to see bin laden and zawahiri brought to justice, but not at the price of making our own people vulnerable. >> it dawned on me, i'm sure on you that ayman al zawahiri is a medical doctor also, just like this double or triple agent. and the fact that an educated person like that could become a suicide bomber what does that say to you? >> it says the same thing to me as the abu mutallab case, many cases involve very educated people, people who really are at the elite of their societies, who for whatever reason have become disaffected, dlip deeply disaffected. the place where this man is said to be from is a special center for people like
they were holding a bauble in front of us so enticing. this is what would make us jump. here is somebody who claims to have information about the location of ayman al zawahiri, the key target we have been going after with bin laden and it was irresistible. as a result, eight people are dead. and, again, if you want something that badly, you make yourself vulnerable and i think we have to be careful about that. the whole country would love to see bin laden and zawahiri brought to justice, but...
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alison, thanks for joining us. what with you tell us? >> reporter: don, major headaches for these passengers tonight. we were actually at terminal b covering the story with the stepped-up security efforts that are going into effect at midnight by the tsa, and we heard there was a lockdown in terminal c. so we jumped on the airtran and went over to see. really when you were at b you couldn't even tell there was anything wrong. but the minute we got off the airtran and we were at c, you could see the crowds. they were just building up. everything shut down, and there were a number of security officials who were telling people to go to the top floor and the bottom floor, and they were just trying to get everyone away from the terminal. and we spoke with one flight attendant. she was coming in on an international flight. and she said she was told no one was allowed on the airplane or off the airplane until customs officials were able to come on the airplane and check everything out. there were a number of worried people, a number of frighten
alison, thanks for joining us. what with you tell us? >> reporter: don, major headaches for these passengers tonight. we were actually at terminal b covering the story with the stepped-up security efforts that are going into effect at midnight by the tsa, and we heard there was a lockdown in terminal c. so we jumped on the airtran and went over to see. really when you were at b you couldn't even tell there was anything wrong. but the minute we got off the airtran and we were at c, you...
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they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threat cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to vote and interrupt the attacks and destroys the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war but real nonetheless. and this hearing can help us get insight into the failure that occurred and what we need to do in the future but until the administration and congress fully acknowledge the reality of the enemy i don't think we will be fully effective. the work of the 9/11 commission unified our nation behind the idea that preventing act of war by traditional law enforcement techniques would not be effective. they declared we should treat this danger with a new understanding of how war. the truth is that the administration intends to view this conflict wrongly as a law enforcement act matter now. retreating from that national decision i thought we have reached. now we have a policy that prev
they have attacked us and are still attacking us. this administration cannot wish that reality away and i don't think they intend to. the threat cannot be negotiated away. but we must do is acknowledge this reality and work to vote and interrupt the attacks and destroys the organizations that are at war with us. it is a different kind of war but real nonetheless. and this hearing can help us get insight into the failure that occurred and what we need to do in the future but until the...
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, what we can't use. i can say there's no case in which the way we explained what we were going to do, that in the end we didn't live up to that agreement with any source we talked to for the book. i think it's important that people understand that deep background, as many of -- as many people have written is not a concept etched in stone. every journalist has rules of the road and the rule they was road we laid out were rules we stuck to at every instance. . - guest: with new ones, you can describe different things. we did not violate the agreement with anybody that we made for the book. unlike a lot of exchanges and washington and journalism generally, between reporters and sources, with the terms are not defined but there is assumed to be commonality, or they are defined on the fly, we have meticulously and carefully in every exchange we had a free interview we did went through the project, the terms we are discussing, and we did not violate those terms for any person to talk to a to the book. host: me
, what we can't use. i can say there's no case in which the way we explained what we were going to do, that in the end we didn't live up to that agreement with any source we talked to for the book. i think it's important that people understand that deep background, as many of -- as many people have written is not a concept etched in stone. every journalist has rules of the road and the rule they was road we laid out were rules we stuck to at every instance. . - guest: with new ones, you can...
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president obama recently used the phrase that we are at war with terrorists. but unfortunately, his rhetoric does not match the action of his administration. the obama administration appears to have a blind spot when it comes to the war on terrorism, and because of that blindness, this administration cannot see a foreign terrorist even when he stands right in front of them, fresh from an attempt to blow a plane out of the sky on christmasÑi day. there is no other way to explain the irresponsible and dangerous decision on the interrogation. there's no other way to explain the inconceivable treatment of him as if he were a common criminal.
president obama recently used the phrase that we are at war with terrorists. but unfortunately, his rhetoric does not match the action of his administration. the obama administration appears to have a blind spot when it comes to the war on terrorism, and because of that blindness, this administration cannot see a foreign terrorist even when he stands right in front of them, fresh from an attempt to blow a plane out of the sky on christmasÑi day. there is no other way to explain the...
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they did not give us the clarity we needed to know who the individual was there were using. we need to make sure this never happens again. host: that from john brennan on a sunday morning programs. on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that would include john brennan, homeland security secretary and other members of his homeland security team. what questions do think he will be asking? what questions did john brennan not answer today? >> the first step is to get preliminary findings. there is no reporting out there right now about what the evaluation is. the next step is going to be what are the recommendations for fixing this? what we have to do to correct this system of people accountable within the administration? as far as john browning, i would go back to the one question that he did not answer that i think would be to the satisfaction of everyone. it was a why not label him an enemy combat? i think there would be dissatisfaction with some of his answers. for instance, about the idea of we might still send people to get in from -- yemen from guantanamo. host: the
they did not give us the clarity we needed to know who the individual was there were using. we need to make sure this never happens again. host: that from john brennan on a sunday morning programs. on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that would include john brennan, homeland security secretary and other members of his homeland security team. what questions do think he will be asking? what questions did john brennan not answer today? >> the first step is to get preliminary...
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the idea being that the japanese might use chemical weapons against us in the south pacific or we might have to use them against the japanese, and there is no understanding of what would be like in dutch arbuckle environment. we have control of these islands. we will test weapons there. not all of them went off. there are to this day and accounted for a number of chemical weapons sitting on a few islands off the coast of panama. the u.s. has offered in addition to the kind of bear minimum cleanup that it did after it pulled out of luck canal zone in 1999 we have offered a miner's son of money i think a couple of million dollars to help them clean up these facilities but our position has been what are you asking for you want to go in and clean up unpopulated islet and destroy to get to these weapons you will clean them up and then the result will actually be worse as a few -- as opposed to leaving them alone to our response has been a deal with it, and here is some hush money. compare that with our efforts -- our cleanup efforts in canada. as i mentioned a couple of relatively minor smal
the idea being that the japanese might use chemical weapons against us in the south pacific or we might have to use them against the japanese, and there is no understanding of what would be like in dutch arbuckle environment. we have control of these islands. we will test weapons there. not all of them went off. there are to this day and accounted for a number of chemical weapons sitting on a few islands off the coast of panama. the u.s. has offered in addition to the kind of bear minimum...
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they chose not to listen to us. hud chose not to listen to us. that has to be another component of any assessment of the gse's. when folks working on the ground give -- advocate for different positions with the various regulators, how those various positions are considered by the regulators. >> thank you. [applause] >> i thank the panel which that they brought some of the discussion down to earth. thank you all for providing your own from a reference. everybody takes their own from records and their experience and their knowledge and we have to be very careful that we do not become sophisticated and abstract in communicating to the public. i have often said that the housing issue, generally, has been depicted in such boring ways that they have not gotten the press they deserve for the basic prerequisite of a decent livelihood. it is not quite as exciting as contaminated food for example. we talked about detention of fannie mae and freddie mac between shareholder value obligations on the one hand and their public mission on the other. i don't thin
they chose not to listen to us. hud chose not to listen to us. that has to be another component of any assessment of the gse's. when folks working on the ground give -- advocate for different positions with the various regulators, how those various positions are considered by the regulators. >> thank you. [applause] >> i thank the panel which that they brought some of the discussion down to earth. thank you all for providing your own from a reference. everybody takes their own from...
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we had some cases that did not give us the clarity to know who it was. what we need is to make sure it never happens again. >> that's john brennan on the sunday morning program. and tim, on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that will include mr. brennan, the national security team and homeland security team. what questions do you think he will ask and what questions was john brennan not able to answer today? >> if you look at how the president wants there to work in his own internal reviews. preliminary findings, and he's got those. no reporting of what his evaluation is. but the next step is what are the recommendations to fix this, what do we need to do to correct the system or hold people accountable in the administration. as far as brennan, i would go back to the one question that was not answered in the way, why not enemy combatant. otherwise he answer every question. i think there will be something about the answers, like the idea that we may still send people to yemen from guantanamo, and that's a different question. >> pam, another issue
we had some cases that did not give us the clarity to know who it was. what we need is to make sure it never happens again. >> that's john brennan on the sunday morning program. and tim, on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that will include mr. brennan, the national security team and homeland security team. what questions do you think he will ask and what questions was john brennan not able to answer today? >> if you look at how the president wants there to work in his own...
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it's time for us to ensure both. [applause] so i will send you a package of bills this session to hold offenders accountable, to increase the sentencing tools to prosecutors and give more weight to mental health and criminal history when making commitment decisions. recently, we have all been shocked by the tragic loss of our law enforcement officers. leaders of our criminal justice community have come together and with them i propose improvement to communications throughout the justice system. how bail is administered in our state and how the interstate system can better provide public safety to washingtonians. surviving spouse must be entitled to retirement benefits regardless of a fallen officer's length of service and for the children it is our duty to make available to them a college education. these proposals have been carefully crafted with the help and expertise of the law enforcement community. they are measured and they are thoughtful and they ensure from tragedies we learn and take action and do the right
it's time for us to ensure both. [applause] so i will send you a package of bills this session to hold offenders accountable, to increase the sentencing tools to prosecutors and give more weight to mental health and criminal history when making commitment decisions. recently, we have all been shocked by the tragic loss of our law enforcement officers. leaders of our criminal justice community have come together and with them i propose improvement to communications throughout the justice system....
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it must be a policy imperative for all of us. and i'm happy to say that in recent weeks, both the united states congress in the senate foreign relations committee and the house foreign relations committee have held ground breaking hearings on violence against women, certainly as a human rights issue, but also as an economic issue, and as a security issue. since beijing, more and more countries have passed laws criminalizing violence against women. yet it continues to exact a toll on all societies. these laws are too often not implemented or enforced. and there is too often too large a gap between the legal status of women, de jure, and de facto. no country can prosper without half its women. solving the problems the world faces requires the full participation of women as peacemakers and peace builders, as policy experts, as decision makers, as leaders, ensuring that women can reach these roles requires that they have safe access to education and safety is still e louisive in much of -- elusive in much of the world, that they are
it must be a policy imperative for all of us. and i'm happy to say that in recent weeks, both the united states congress in the senate foreign relations committee and the house foreign relations committee have held ground breaking hearings on violence against women, certainly as a human rights issue, but also as an economic issue, and as a security issue. since beijing, more and more countries have passed laws criminalizing violence against women. yet it continues to exact a toll on all...
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this is a new focus for us. we are a longtime leader and innovator in helping families hold onto their homes. for the past five years, we have worked to help half a million seriously delinquent borrowers avoid foreclosure. for some home owners, we modified the original terms of the loan to make it more affordable. to others, we offered forbearance, and agreement that temporarily suspend or lowest payments after a job loss, health issue, or other major event. we also have repayment plans that had passed to amounts to monthly payments to bring homeowners coverage over time. in the first three quarters of 2009 alone, using methods like these that freddie mac helped pioneer could help nearly 100,000 struggling far worse avoid foreclosures. nonetheless, with over 4.5 million families on the brink of losing their home, there is a historic need for a national effort to address these precent -- pressing issues. we are striving to do our part in that effort. i want to talk about foreclosure but not exclusively escalates
this is a new focus for us. we are a longtime leader and innovator in helping families hold onto their homes. for the past five years, we have worked to help half a million seriously delinquent borrowers avoid foreclosure. for some home owners, we modified the original terms of the loan to make it more affordable. to others, we offered forbearance, and agreement that temporarily suspend or lowest payments after a job loss, health issue, or other major event. we also have repayment plans that...
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this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to demonstrate this finding in a simple way, i will use a statistical model that summarizes the historical interfaces of the housing model. this model is similar to economists that seek to analyze the evolution of data series over time. the model incorporates seven variables including measures of economic growth, inflation, unemployment and house prices and the federal funds rate, and it's estimated using data from 1997-2002. for our purposes the value of such a model can be used to predict the behavior of any areas studies, assuming that the historical situation holds and that the other historical values are included. slide 6 shows these from 2003-2008. . . a possible objection to this conclusion is that because of changes in methods of housing finance, responsiveness of prices to monetary policy may have been different in the past decade than was in the 1980's and the 1990's. about one-third of mortgage applications were for adjustable rate mortgage products in 2003-2004. this linka
this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to demonstrate this finding in a simple way, i will use a statistical model that summarizes the historical interfaces of the housing model. this model is similar to economists that seek to analyze the evolution of data series over time. the model incorporates seven variables including measures of economic growth, inflation, unemployment and house prices and the federal funds rate, and it's estimated using data from 1997-2002. for...
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[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant interior freedom and trustworthy protection. for those families that hunger for work and bright promise for their children, bring forth bright management of time and talent and perseverence in continued education for the future. lord, renew the nation in faith. remove the veil of cynicism and fear that inhibits your people's ability to be creative and struss -- industrious in common endeavor. bless our president, all the members in congress, and all involved in the judiciary system. may the three branches of the people's government live in true balance being accoun
[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now experiencing. many look that he be in despair. they say aid is wasted, that there is no hope for this country. i would say this is not true. if we focus appropriately, we can achieve long-term benefits. putting haitians -- putting people to work is what brought our country out of its great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. dobbins. we must instill a sense of caution and regarding the prospects for working in a real transformation there. as the candidate for assistance, haiti has many advantages, incl
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now...
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they remind us, let's look. they remind us, let's look. or are they developing@@@@@@raáv deepen our commitment to ensuring al qaeda cannot exploit those territories for attacks on our homeland. then just a couple matters that are left over from our report. we have talked a number of times about balancing the need between civil liberties and national security, and we have to get that balance right. ties and national security. we have to get that balance right. it is absolutely important. we recommend a civil liberties and board located in the white house which would look at the implications, whatever laws are passed come from a civil liberties. of view. the board was staffed in 2006. congress further strengthen it in 2007. we have an independent agency outside the white house. the board held numerous sessions with the fbi director among others, on terror surveillance, and other topics. çbut the board has disappeared. it has been dormant since that time. we have now a massive capacity in this country to develop data on individuals. the bo
they remind us, let's look. they remind us, let's look. or are they developing@@@@@@raáv deepen our commitment to ensuring al qaeda cannot exploit those territories for attacks on our homeland. then just a couple matters that are left over from our report. we have talked a number of times about balancing the need between civil liberties and national security, and we have to get that balance right. ties and national security. we have to get that balance right. it is absolutely important. we...
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and by we, i mean ll of us. -- all of us. not jsut me. -- just me. you are among the leaders in your communities. you really are. people will listen to you about the proper role of the judiciary as long as you speak out clearly and firmly and use the channels that your listeners use. your voices need to be heard. so regardless of how we select our judges, i think maybe all of us can agree that an independent judiciary is critical for all of our citizens since -- citizens. we need one safe place. that one place historically has been the court rooms. let's not sacrifice that. you have to help us and speak out. we can still have one safe place in our system for an independent, qualified judiciary. thank you fell much for being here today and i hope you maintain your interest in this subject. we will be spokespeople in the future for what we need to do. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, justice o'connor. we are now going to adjourn. lunch will be in room 12 where the program continuation will be. we invite you to join us for lunch. thank you
and by we, i mean ll of us. -- all of us. not jsut me. -- just me. you are among the leaders in your communities. you really are. people will listen to you about the proper role of the judiciary as long as you speak out clearly and firmly and use the channels that your listeners use. your voices need to be heard. so regardless of how we select our judges, i think maybe all of us can agree that an independent judiciary is critical for all of our citizens since -- citizens. we need one safe...
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we are trying to use the same model here, and i look forward to us really doing what is necessary to relieve the various issues there. i have heard from a lot of you about whether or not we are planning -- we have asked the speaker not to approve any cordels in the near future. we would like for each member of our caucus, not just the congressional black caucus, but the entire caucus, to sit down and decide how they are subcommittees' in various committees can respond to this event. then we will coordinate all that, and we will organize efforts, rather than for all of us to go down there now as a coordinated effort. >> i would like to ask congress woman clark to come down. she has been an officer of the congressional black caucus and she hails from the caribbean american community. >> thank you for your longtime leadership and commitment to fighting for haiti. i want to also applaud your work in bringing the resolution to the floor expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. this legislation since a unified message
we are trying to use the same model here, and i look forward to us really doing what is necessary to relieve the various issues there. i have heard from a lot of you about whether or not we are planning -- we have asked the speaker not to approve any cordels in the near future. we would like for each member of our caucus, not just the congressional black caucus, but the entire caucus, to sit down and decide how they are subcommittees' in various committees can respond to this event. then we...
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us in the face. in the latest issue, we have this special report that looks at these new developments and makes the case that we finally should do something, do what we should have done years ago, and that is to offer humanitarian aid to the vietnamese for the suffering of those affected by agent orange and to derive by our veterans and offer v.a. care to all who serve, no questions asked. you can agree or disagree with those arguments, but i think there's no doubt, and i think we've documented pretty carefully that this is an issue that is going to be on the radar screen for the obama administration, for congress, and for the v.a. and so to discuss these issues, we brought together a panel that i'm honored to introduce now. dr. michael f. martin is a specialist in asian affairs for the congressional research service of the library of congress. dr. martin's professional career has included work in china, japan, hong kong, and vietnam. he has taught at hong kong baptist university, colby college and a
us in the face. in the latest issue, we have this special report that looks at these new developments and makes the case that we finally should do something, do what we should have done years ago, and that is to offer humanitarian aid to the vietnamese for the suffering of those affected by agent orange and to derive by our veterans and offer v.a. care to all who serve, no questions asked. you can agree or disagree with those arguments, but i think there's no doubt, and i think we've documented...
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analyze that for us. guest: when people start coming -- when people start feeling more optimistic they are not coming into the labour market. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we did not get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool did not grow because people are still discouraged. sometimes people just think i will just shovel driveways for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gasoline is so expensive, i don't want to go driving around looking for work. host: those factors actually affect the national economy? guest: it helps hold down the unemployment rate so we have a better looking number, but when you talk about how many millions of people are unemployed working short hours not getting bonuses, but it all together and it is a grim picture. it is an ongoing problem the administration has to address. nearly two years while it lost 16,000 more than the previously estimated in october. guest: in is back to what i said. these things can bounce around. so we thought that in november, if i'
analyze that for us. guest: when people start coming -- when people start feeling more optimistic they are not coming into the labour market. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we did not get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool did not grow because people are still discouraged. sometimes people just think i will just shovel driveways for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gasoline is so expensive, i don't want to go driving around looking for work. host: those factors...
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then let us do that. the vice chairman of the federal reserve board. >> thank you, and i'm very pleased to be able to participate in this year's brimmer's policy forum. governor brimmer and i did not overlap at the board, but i admired his work from the bank of kansas city where i started my career in 1970 and my colleagues in the federal reserve and i have greatly benefited since then since his analytical approach to different public policy issues. this morning i thought it might be useful for me to review the course of monetary policy through the crisis and highlight a few issues for policy for the future and i would like to start with an important clarification. first, despite the title for what i am about to discuss is and president obama's monetary policy. it is the federal reserve's. [laughter] fortunately, the administration has been careful to respect the independence of the federal reserve and the conduct of monetary policy. it recognizes that the federal reserve insulation from short-term politi
then let us do that. the vice chairman of the federal reserve board. >> thank you, and i'm very pleased to be able to participate in this year's brimmer's policy forum. governor brimmer and i did not overlap at the board, but i admired his work from the bank of kansas city where i started my career in 1970 and my colleagues in the federal reserve and i have greatly benefited since then since his analytical approach to different public policy issues. this morning i thought it might be...
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>> thank you for joining us. as you said in your state of the union address, jobs and the economy are number one. Ñiçói agree with you on that. Ñii represent their state of wet virginia. we have a lot of coal and a lot of natural gas. my miners and the folks that are working and those are -- who are unemployed are very concerned by your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa, and the looming prospect of higher taxes. ñrin our minds, these are job killing policies. i'm asking you if you would be willing to add some of these policies with the highest unemployment and the ensure economy that we have now, to assure west virginians that you are listening. >> i listen all the time including to your governor who is somebody who i enjoyed working with a lot before the campaign and now that i am president. know that the west virgin -- that west virginia struggles with unemployment and i know how important coal is to estrogen and a lot of our natural resources there. that is part of the reason i hav
>> thank you for joining us. as you said in your state of the union address, jobs and the economy are number one. Ñiçói agree with you on that. Ñii represent their state of wet virginia. we have a lot of coal and a lot of natural gas. my miners and the folks that are working and those are -- who are unemployed are very concerned by your policies in these areas, cap and trade, an aggressive epa, and the looming prospect of higher taxes. ñrin our minds, these are job killing policies....
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terrorism has been with us as long as history books have been with us. and if you talk about financial crisis it goes hand in hand with capitalism. we just need to look at the tulip bubbles of centuries ago. so they are not different in nature though they are essential to deal w. we are, however, confronted with self megatrends that do posit a new challenge that might require new kinds of responses. perhaps new institutions or arrangements at the international level. perhaps the solutions will be from bottom up or national governments or the market. we will find out from our panel what they think. among them, of course, first climate and related ecosystem challenges. we will talk about them in a moment as the world leaders including president obama are soon to garrett for the u.n. summit. if you talk about global health in an age of increasing interconnectedness whether the pandemics that we are in the midst of with h1n1, but also the threats that come a little more silently. the chronic diseases that arise silently from a sicker, fatter and older world
terrorism has been with us as long as history books have been with us. and if you talk about financial crisis it goes hand in hand with capitalism. we just need to look at the tulip bubbles of centuries ago. so they are not different in nature though they are essential to deal w. we are, however, confronted with self megatrends that do posit a new challenge that might require new kinds of responses. perhaps new institutions or arrangements at the international level. perhaps the solutions will...
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use all the polls from nevada -- use of calls from nevada. -- use all preview -- you solve the polls from nevada. host: our conversation, reminding our audience, we are joined here at the table by byron york and christopher hayes. we will get to your phone calls in a moment. send us your twitter comments at twitter.com/c-spanwj as well. let me get back to another issue and we will continue this conversation. you had the vote in massachusetts. guest: not a good week. i am of two minds about this. i think that in the interim, it is disastrous. our ability to see independent expenditures, i think that long- term my hope is that it spurns us to think in a different way about how to deal with the obvious problem of money in politics. that is a move towards citizen- funded elections, subsidizing more speech rather than trying to restrict. guest: i am not an expert on this, but i do listen to some of them. 28 states holding 60% of the population already allow corporate and union expenditures in state races. . caller: what they - one of the key is. we have to have tort reform. we've had it i
use all the polls from nevada -- use of calls from nevada. -- use all preview -- you solve the polls from nevada. host: our conversation, reminding our audience, we are joined here at the table by byron york and christopher hayes. we will get to your phone calls in a moment. send us your twitter comments at twitter.com/c-spanwj as well. let me get back to another issue and we will continue this conversation. you had the vote in massachusetts. guest: not a good week. i am of two minds about...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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people join these groups because they see us being weak, see us thinking twice. shouldn't we be more focused on stomping this problem out? >> i think if you want to stomp out the problem that amounts to small groups of young men and womenñr doing things for abstra causes, that's a key hotic quest.çó -- that's a quixotic quest. they're going to latch onto this cause for a whole range of reasons. if we set for ourselveses the standard that we need to stamp all of that out, that's not going to happen. >> i think it also, the statement, misunderstands what the terrorist methodology is. they're not looking for a military victory. what they're trying to do is delegitimize the government they're attacking. whatever you say your values are, that's a critical statement and i can prove that by provoking you intoÑi making taking actions that violate the values you say you appreciate, that violate the rule of law because once i -- you know, it's very hard as a tift to convince people the law dun matter. right? i have to convince my followers, you can now become fugitives
people join these groups because they see us being weak, see us thinking twice. shouldn't we be more focused on stomping this problem out? >> i think if you want to stomp out the problem that amounts to small groups of young men and womenñr doing things for abstra causes, that's a key hotic quest.çó -- that's a quixotic quest. they're going to latch onto this cause for a whole range of reasons. if we set for ourselveses the standard that we need to stamp all of that out, that's not...
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join us next saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a discussion on the obama administration policies with karen finney and kevin madden. also, and looked at how poorly equipped haiti is for national disasters. also, a discussion with senator paul kirk. washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern, here on c- span. tomorrow on "prime minister's questions," gordon brown pledges of humanitarian aid to haiti. also, why the prime minister has not appeared before the iraq war inquiry. that is at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> did you note the number one free news application for your iphone or ipod touched deceased and radio? get quick and easy access to three streaming audio channels. there is also a tab with links to all lavar podcast. it is all free and available from the apps store. >> the communications chief for tony blair testified last week on the iraq war. during the hearing, he denied beefing up the intelligence dossier. this is for hours, 20 minutes. -- mrs. 4 hours, 20 minutes. [c
join us next saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a discussion on the obama administration policies with karen finney and kevin madden. also, and looked at how poorly equipped haiti is for national disasters. also, a discussion with senator paul kirk. washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern, here on c- span. tomorrow on "prime minister's questions," gordon brown pledges of humanitarian aid to haiti. also, why the prime...
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, over use of specialists. the physicians would see the trade offs because they were sharing in the pot of money. is there any evidence that hmos did this? is there any proof that the incentive question can be managed? does it seem like hmos are lauded as having changed things fundamentally? >> i will start off. in the beginning, it appeared the was something great going on with hmos. you went to a building that was an hmo. the marketplace did not favor this. of the growth happened -- all the growth happened in independent practice associations. this is where you are going to a doctor but they are paid in a different way than the fee-for- service patients. that model did not work very well in containing costs. there is no corporate culture to control costs. people seem to favor that. relatively few people stayed with the kaiser. i think the hmo models that people are going to now are not the type that have the corporate culture that led to cost control. if you look at rates of increase in health care costs, hmo
, over use of specialists. the physicians would see the trade offs because they were sharing in the pot of money. is there any evidence that hmos did this? is there any proof that the incentive question can be managed? does it seem like hmos are lauded as having changed things fundamentally? >> i will start off. in the beginning, it appeared the was something great going on with hmos. you went to a building that was an hmo. the marketplace did not favor this. of the growth happened -- all...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be kind e
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around using trucks and rail. we could move coal to the site that we wanted to generate electricity. we could move natural gas to the site where we wanted to generate electricity or heat. but we cannot shift protons on rail cars. nor can we ship wind through packages or trust. the electricity has to be generated locally. our existing policy on the grid is satisfactory for the first scenario, but not the second. i have been at this for some time, hoping to advance our ability to plan and finance the new system that will be fit for the 21st century. introducing this bill, making some progress and hopefully further progress in the hopes to achieve this goal in this energy bill. number one, our good system is doing good work today. i do not know if you can say that the grade is broken. but if you have a horse and buggy system that is working, it might not be fit for the new world. we know that it will not be fit for the challenges of tomorrow. while it is not broken, it is not fit for what we are asking it to do. it i
around using trucks and rail. we could move coal to the site that we wanted to generate electricity. we could move natural gas to the site where we wanted to generate electricity or heat. but we cannot shift protons on rail cars. nor can we ship wind through packages or trust. the electricity has to be generated locally. our existing policy on the grid is satisfactory for the first scenario, but not the second. i have been at this for some time, hoping to advance our ability to plan and finance...
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us. and i'm afraid that's what we now have in the middle east with the frustrated youth and in some countries with inadequate leadership in terms of bringing the resources of those countries together, as i know in my period of the world bank, this is something that needs to be worked through whether or not there is an israel issue it is a serious issue anyway. and as i said, the split within the arab community, the suni-shia split has within it, i think, also seeds of some difficulty. so i hope very much that my successes and all the people that are training at brookings will come up with much better ideas than my generation had and that this thing can be resolved, and that there will be an arab leadership that is far-seeing and that can bring about a greater balance. >> thank you, jim. we have about 10 minutes or so for some questions. if you have a question, there's a gentleman right over there, please identify yourself and wait for the microphone. >> thank you very much for your remark
us. and i'm afraid that's what we now have in the middle east with the frustrated youth and in some countries with inadequate leadership in terms of bringing the resources of those countries together, as i know in my period of the world bank, this is something that needs to be worked through whether or not there is an israel issue it is a serious issue anyway. and as i said, the split within the arab community, the suni-shia split has within it, i think, also seeds of some difficulty. so i hope...
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can you tell us that? i don't think that is getting through. >> thousands of more factories were to close their doors. millions more americans would have lost their jobs. the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had to close. that's what happens when you let a crisis get out of control. government should never let that happen. if they don't act and this is important for people to understand. people think it's unfair for the government to act to rescue a financial system. you cannot help an economy recover and create jobs. you can't preserve the value of people'
can you tell us that? i don't think that is getting through. >> thousands of more factories were to close their doors. millions more americans would have lost their jobs. the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall...
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it is useful for the economy. we have a lot of companies that cannot get money from the banks but the markets. my pension money goes to the bonds issued by the countries. imagine my savings to the companies needed. it does serve a useful purpose. but the utility, or the social good performed by that has receded in importance and a lot of these banks now make more of their money not just by the fees and underwriting the securities but trading them back and forth on their own books and in some senses they are starting to look like gigantic hedge funds. i think in the future you will see a lot less, both because it is a lot more expensive and also governments are trying to discourage it. host: tying it back to this headline, it says that the idea of the proposed tax is a product of six months of policy deliberations by the treasury secretary geithner and his team, which evaluated four competing options. these were, a financial transaction tax -- what you just said it occurs at banks now -- limits of tax deductibility
it is useful for the economy. we have a lot of companies that cannot get money from the banks but the markets. my pension money goes to the bonds issued by the countries. imagine my savings to the companies needed. it does serve a useful purpose. but the utility, or the social good performed by that has receded in importance and a lot of these banks now make more of their money not just by the fees and underwriting the securities but trading them back and forth on their own books and in some...
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many of us buy insurance to protect us from those risks. insurance companies can never fully protect from the emotional traumaof an auto accident. farmers insurance and the other members of the advocates board, the other insurance company members, believe that passing effective laws will do our policyholders a favor we cannot do them. i think they would much rather avoid the accident then have us pay for. they would much rather have that date bacy back. without assertive legislative actions, the type of action you see in the 2009 s stand up act, we will all be disposed even more unnecessary risks. i ask you to take a moment and take a little journey with me. if you close your eyes and think about nighttime on a two-lane road driving the speed limit, 45 miles per hour, and driving in thone direction. another car comes in the other direction. as one author calls this, public trust at that moment. public trust of an idea that person will act responsibly. think about being behind your will and what is happening behind the other wheel. is it som
many of us buy insurance to protect us from those risks. insurance companies can never fully protect from the emotional traumaof an auto accident. farmers insurance and the other members of the advocates board, the other insurance company members, believe that passing effective laws will do our policyholders a favor we cannot do them. i think they would much rather avoid the accident then have us pay for. they would much rather have that date bacy back. without assertive legislative actions,...
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it is used for that purpose. in that mission, it has never failed. >> since 1942, this is the same marble floor that every world leader has walked upon. >> when you first come into blair house, it is easy to look at it and say, wow, this is a wonderful home or beautiful museum. it is much more. it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're opening this to you, and you are here as our guest. >> when it was acquired by francis preston blair and 1837, it eventually became called the blair house, and then later on simply blair house. >> the customer has ben that house is offered to the incoming president just before their inauguration. that would stay here for a time immediately before the inauguration. >> this is the story of a house on pennsylvania avenue. usually eclipsed by its famous neighbor, the white house. guesthouse for foreign leaders, home to presidential advisers
it is used for that purpose. in that mission, it has never failed. >> since 1942, this is the same marble floor that every world leader has walked upon. >> when you first come into blair house, it is easy to look at it and say, wow, this is a wonderful home or beautiful museum. it is much more. it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're...
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president eisenhower warned us against this. host: tell us more about this. caller: we have a hundred military bases in foreign countries. host: go ahead and finish up. caller: here is a thought. peace is more economically beneficial than more. war is costly and -- in lives and money and other ways. if we can make peace with the terrorists, with al qaeda, and try to make peace, with one simple gesture, this would go a long way. if we can prevail upon israel to make jerusalem a free city, the christians, the jews, and the muslims, they will all have a stake there. that would be a conciliatory gesture to the terrorists. and it would not cost a lot of money except in israel with the right-wing politics. host: the caller is touching on foreign policy. and the war. the new york times goes a little bit deeper into the story. they are talking about the expanded role with the cia operatives, in the remote bases in afghanistan. they say this is an example of the transformation in recent years into a paramilitary organization -- we go to michigan for the next phone cal
president eisenhower warned us against this. host: tell us more about this. caller: we have a hundred military bases in foreign countries. host: go ahead and finish up. caller: here is a thought. peace is more economically beneficial than more. war is costly and -- in lives and money and other ways. if we can make peace with the terrorists, with al qaeda, and try to make peace, with one simple gesture, this would go a long way. if we can prevail upon israel to make jerusalem a free city, the...
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what did they give us? they gave us two wars. they drove the country into bankruptcy and they are complaining about spending. i do not even know what to say about you. you have been here for eight years, what have you done? host: a response? president clinton did have a budget surplus when he left. host: that is right, but president -- guest: no denying that president obama inherited a bad economy. but the same thing for president bush. he passed tax relief for american workers which allowed americans to keep more of what they earned. i would urge the caller to go back and look, under president bush, we have 52 weeks of positive job creation. that is a record. because the tax relief to a new british economic growth, we have more money coming into the treasury in 2010 -- 2007 than any other year. a number of things improved under president bush in terms of domestic policies. no child left behind narrowed the gap of test scores between what students and minority students, enhancing educational opportunities in places where schools
what did they give us? they gave us two wars. they drove the country into bankruptcy and they are complaining about spending. i do not even know what to say about you. you have been here for eight years, what have you done? host: a response? president clinton did have a budget surplus when he left. host: that is right, but president -- guest: no denying that president obama inherited a bad economy. but the same thing for president bush. he passed tax relief for american workers which allowed...
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they still stereotyped us. based ocala's the n word. -- they still call us the n word. host: thank you for your comments. republican line, oregon. caller: good morning. i think that the republicans respect martin luther king more than any democrat. they prove it every day. the day that obama was elected, has any democratic for democratic black person treated obama the way they treated bush? never. did they say that he was responsible for everything that has happened since the minute he was elected? a bunch of idiots in florida that could not use a ballot? of that was bush's -- of course not, that was bush's fall. typical racism. democrats are bigots. obama is no better or worse than any other american that list today or any other time. -- lives today or any other time. to tell us that we cannot criticize a president because he is black -- host: are you hearing that? is that your take on it? caller: yes. another thing. president bush had, since hurricane katrina, rebuild fema and you never hear anyone say anythingçó like president bush s responsible and obama is doing
they still stereotyped us. based ocala's the n word. -- they still call us the n word. host: thank you for your comments. republican line, oregon. caller: good morning. i think that the republicans respect martin luther king more than any democrat. they prove it every day. the day that obama was elected, has any democratic for democratic black person treated obama the way they treated bush? never. did they say that he was responsible for everything that has happened since the minute he was...